It is not yet known who killed the protester
A Lebanese man apparently protesting against the role of Hezbollah in the Syria conflict has been killed by gunfire outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanese security sources say.
A small group was protesting at the embassy against the Shia movement and its backer, Iran, over their involvement in Syria.
It is not yet known who killed the protester.
Last week Hezbollah fighters helped retake the town of Qusair from rebels.
'Partisans attacked demonstrators'
Clashes broke out on Sunday between supporters and opponents of Hezbollah outside the Iranian embassy, on the outskirts of Beirut, a Lebanese army spokesman was quoted by news agency AFP as saying.
The young man was injured in the fighting and later died of his wounds, the army reportedly said.
Several other people were reportedly injured.
Hezbollah partisans attacked the demonstrators, the spokesman told AFP.
Hezbollah - or the Party of God - is a political and military organisation in Lebanon made up mainly of Shia Muslims.
It emerged with financial backing from Iran in the early 1980s and has always been a close ally of Syria's.
On Thursday, the White House called on both Iran and Hezbollah to withdraw fighters from Syria, where they have been helping government troops.
"It is clear that the regime is unable to contest the opposition's control of a place like Qusair on their own, and that is why they are dependent on Hezbollah and Iran to do their work for them," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
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